Lots Of AG Patterns (Free Ones At Bottom Of Page) Many Patterns: AG & Other 18″Dolls - Sewing Mamas Blog. Sleeveless Jumper Pattern for American Girl, AG Type 18 Inch Dolls. Sleeveless Jumper to Fit American Girl Type 18 Inch Dolls Clothes Patterns for 18 Inch Dolls and Bitty Baby Dolls & Costumes WebsiteSusan Kramersusan@susankramer.com Here are instructions for making sleeveless jumpers to fit 18inch (45cm) American Girl, other American historical dolls, Gotz Precious Day Girl Dolls, and dolls with similar body types.
The model above is my American Girl doll, Gwen. Important Note: my Corolle doll (not shown) has fabric and vinyl arms so this dress is not the best for her. You may use the pattern for yourself or gifts but not commercially. Fabric: one third yard or meter. Jumper Sewing Instructions With right sides of back and front jumper facing, sew together at shoulders. On center back side, make a 4 inch long slit down from neck edge for opening. Sew side seams back to front. Before sewing side seams add your decoration to front of jumper. Turn hem up twice one quarter inch and blind stitch.
Article and photo credits Susan Kramer ~ please visit again soon! American Girl Sundress Tutorial. If you happen to be the happy owner of an American Girl doll you will agree with me that they are huge money traps.
Oh, do they know how to appeal to young girls (and mothers living vicariously through their daughters!). However, you can spend mere dollars on cute little dresses, and save your cash for clothing purchases that actual humans will wear. ;o) I'm going to attempt a tutorial of how you can make a dress without having to purchase a pattern. What you need: --1/4 yard of fabric (you can use a fat quarter, but you'll have to shave a few inches off the width of the dress skirt--I've done it both ways, and it doesn't make a whole lot of difference) --coordinating thread --any extra trimmings/ribbons you might want to add --velcro/snaps/your choice of fastener--but you can skip this altogether --sewing machine, fabric scissors, pins, needle for hand-gathering, ruler Cutting: Spread out your 1/4 yard of fabric and measure an 8 inch by 24 inch rectangle--this will be the skirt.
Cut that out. AG Type Dolls - Spring/Easter Dress. We all love to have a new outfit for Easter, or any Spring holiday.
Your dolls would also love a pretty, new dress. This dress pattern will fit 18 inch American Girl, other American historical dolls, Corolle Dolls, Gotz Precious Day Girl Dolls, and other dolls with similar size body types. This is a photo of Julia, my Gotz Precious Day 18 inch doll, in a dress that is perfect for Easter, or any Spring holiday because the fabric is covered in Easter Eggs. Materials - 1/2 yard of fabric, the design of the fabric I used required that all pattern pieces go in the same direction, you may need less if this is not an issue. - 12 inches of 3 to 4 inch wide, pre-gathered lace for the collar. - 1 yard of 2 1/2 inch wide flat lace with holes down the center that a ribbon can be woven into. - 2 yards of 1/4 inch wide satin ribbon. - matching thread. - two sets of sticky dots For sewing instructions click here.
For the pattern, click here. Basic Dress Pattern For AG Dolls. American Girl doll clothes can be tricky.
Buying clothes from their official website can be fun, but pricey! Man, they can really get you with all those adorable little accessories. Everything is so small and cute...and expensive! The off-brand ones you can buy at the store don't always fit right, and can still cost you a pretty penny. Now that I have a little girl who is interested in all things American Girl, I have given her a doll I triumphantly discovered at a garage sale for 25 Cents, as well as the doll my parents purchased for me as a child.
Now, for the first time, I am pulling out the very pattern my mom used years ago, to create some dresses for my daughter. American Girl Doll Flower Dress. Material Skirt : 24’’ x 8’’ (60cm x 20cm) Skirt Fleece : 32’’ x 4’’ (80cm x 10cm) Top Front: 6’’ x 6’’ (15cm x15cm) Top back : 2 rectangles : 6’’ x 4’’ (15cm x10cm) Collar : 2 rectangles : 10’’ x 2 ½’’ (25cm x 6cm) Ribbon Lace : 120cm (46’’) Velcro Step 1 : - take the top front and cut to round the collar.
Sew a hem. - Sew the top front to the top back fabrics on the shoulder - Sew a hem around the arms up to 4’’ (10cm) on each side - Sew the top together on the sides - Sew a hem on the back Step 2 : - Sew the lace on the collar and round the sides - Sew the collar to the dress. Make the pleats while sewing. - Mark the sewing line between the top and the bottom : 1 ¼’’ (3cm)on the sides and ¾’’ (2cm) in the middle. Draw a line. Step 3 : - Sew the lace on the bottom skirt - Sew the lace on the skirt fleece - Sew the skirt fleece to the skirt - Sew the skirt to the top following the line. Step 4 : - Sew the dress on the back. - Sew the velcro on the back - Sew the ribbon to the dress.
AG Bias Ruffle Skirt Tutorial PDF - SuzyMStudio. AG Doll - Pants, Shirt & Hat Patterns & Tutorial. My daughter received an American Girl Doll for Christmas and 1 outfit (from Target’s My Generation Collection) and that was all that was in Santa’s Budget.
I knew I would make her doll’s clothes at some point in time; however, the pressure was on to make her doll “Lanie” winter clothes when my daughter saw she could take Lanie out for “Free Skate” after Ice Skating lessons! That was all the motivation I needed to get busy! I used my College Pattern Making Skills (very rusty) and got to work. As a bonus it cost me $0 because it was Strictly Homemade!! I made the pattern and had the material. It turned out well enough I thought I would share with you my patterns and instructions. Required Material: Fleece, matching thread, 1/4” elastic or smaller, scissors, pattern 1. AG: 18-inch Doll Clothes ~ Skirt + Top. We hope you enjoy our series of Sewing Basics posts in the next few months!
We have lots of fun and easy tutorials lined up for basic patterns and sewing projects. You’ll learn a ton, and even if you’re a sewing pro we think the tutorials will help you feel successful and productive in your sewing hours. Skort - Skirt - Bodysuit Pattern to Fit AG & 18 Inch Dolls. Skort – Skirt – Bodysuit Pattern to Fit American Girl 18 Inch DollsGotz Precious Day and Similar Full Body Dolls Clothes Patterns for 18 Inch Dolls and Bitty Baby Dolls & Costumes WebsiteSusan Helene Kramersusan@susankramer.com Here are instructions for making a one piece bodysuit with attached skirt - making it a skort - to fit 18inch (45cm) American Girl, Gotz Precious Day, and other 18 inch full body dolls with similar body types.
The bodysuit can be used as underwear to keep the doll's cloth skin clean as it just covers the cloth parts of the doll. Also it can be made up in print or flowered fabric as light weight summer wear outdoors.